Riverside, CA Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- RMC § 6.06.040(A)
- Applies to
- AB 341 business & multifamily covered generators
- Mandate
- Subscribe to hauler recycling service, not just trash
- Exemption path
- Waiver from Public Works Director, § 6.06.140
- Waiver term
- Up to one year unless extended
- Container rule
- Stored in enclosure, can't block alleys/doorways
Summary
Municipal Code Section 6.06.040(A) requires every AB 341 business and multifamily covered generator in Riverside to subscribe to combined solid waste and recyclable materials collection from the same City-franchised hauler, unless the Public Works Director grants an exemption or waiver.
A.Recycling requirements. All AB 341 business and multifamily residential property covered generators must subscribe to and receive solid waste and recyclable materials collection services from the same franchised waste hauler unless they apply for and receive an exemption or waiver from the City as provided for in this chapter.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 33).
Full Breakdown
050 fleshes out what a subscribed generator must do: source-separate designated recyclable materials from solid waste, provide at least weekly collection of recyclables, supply recycling containers in multifamily units and maintenance/work areas, and give tenants and employees written instructions on what must be source-separated. 060, and may not block an alley or a doorway adjoining one. 080, and it is unlawful for anyone other than a franchised hauler to collect them. 140; approved waivers run for up to one year unless the City extends them. 090, including reporting unwaived, non-recycling accounts to the City each quarter.
Violations & Fines
A covered generator receiving solid waste service but not recycling service, without an approved Section 6.06.140 waiver, is out of compliance with Section 6.06.040(A) and subject to code enforcement. Storing recycling bins so they block an alley or doorway, or letting them become disorderly, separately violates Section 6.06.060. Franchised haulers must report non-compliant accounts to the City quarterly under Section 6.06.090, feeding follow-up enforcement against the property.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Riverside business opt out of recycling service?
Who owns the recyclables once they're in the bin?
Where do commercial recycling bins have to be kept?
Sources & Official References
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